DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 71.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5553 - - 6515 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4529 - - 4943 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6442 - - 7404 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1222 - - 1933 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 419 - - 380 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 257 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 400 - - 1019 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6042 - - 6385 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3469 - - -186 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9911 - - 7590 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 71.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 47.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.9 - - 71.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.2 - - 45.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5553 - - 6515 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98881 28 098 21 071 98881 91355 26 087 22 094 91355 85565 17 085 23 097 85565 80765 14 098 15 087 80765 76644 12 091 12 095 76644 72999 13 080 12 103 72999 69691 10 060 10 067 69691 66647 4 334 6 012 66647 63826 4 309 4 277 63826 61080 14 293 11 302 61080 58206 20 286 24 283 58206 55222 25 281 27 274 55222 52362 34 272 35 274 52362 49781 41 272 43 269 49781 47469 45 265 47 266 47469 45371 45 272 49 267 45371 43456 52 272 53 266 43456 41692 57 273 57 265 41692 40058 62 275 57 268 40058 38542 67 275 63 269 38542 37137 68 274 72 267 37137 35800 71 275 74 266 35800 34456 74 273 74 264 34456 33072 70 273 73 262 33072 31642 65 274 69 264 31642 30150 63 273 64 264 30150 28583 61 273 64 263 28583 26939 58 272 59 263 26939 25221 51 276 56 263 25221 23430 46 279 51 266 23430 21570 41 279 43 271 21570 19638 36 278 37 272 19638 17627 32 284 30 275 17627 15576 28 291 26 278 15576 13597 25 292 23 282 13597 11793 22 298 21 287 11793 10188 19 303 19 288 10188 8766 16 303 18 280 8766 7504 15*289 17*276 7504 6379 15*269 17*273 6379 5380 15 265 16 264 5380 4497 14 262 15 260 4497 3715 14 259 15 256 3715 3013 14 257 15 253 3013 2392 13 256 14 251 2392 1873 13 254 14 249 1873 1474 12 253 13 248 1474 1200 12 253 13 248 1200 1033 11 252 12 247 1033 937 9 252 10 246 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography